Where does “Çiçekdağı” come from?
Çiçekdağı (Turkish) comes from Turkish çiçek, from Ottoman Turkish چیچك, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.
Ancestry of “Çiçekdağı”, step by step
Çiçekdağı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish çiçek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çiçek | flower; blossom; smallpox, variola |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چیچك | flower; blossom; smallpox, variola |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | čeček | flower |
via Turkish dağı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dağı | — |